Thread: Which Is The Best Technique?

You can't ask that question!

The reason that there are multiple methods that are talked about here is because everyone finds different ones more effective than others.

I've tried WILDing and nothing else - and it took me 22 days to get my first LD. So I think I'm going to try something else to see if it's more effective so that I can make my LDs more vivid and longer-lasting..

I agree with RetepNamenots, there is no best technique. The best thing to do is figure out what technique works best for you, and then keep doing that. My favourite technique is just DILD with RCs. However, I'm training to learn WILD.

WILD is considered by most LDers to be the "best technique" because it lets you have LDs at will, but it is not necessarily the "best technique to follow" because it can take weeks/months of practice. Critical state testing is generally considered the easiest technique that yields results. Like WILD, MILD has a very high success rate (especially when combined with WBTB, which isn't really a powerful induction technique by itself), and it really shines in its ability to induce multiple LDs in a single night's sleep. FILD is a form of WILD (in that you fall asleep while retaining your consciousness), but it is less surefire for most people than the more mainstream techniques. HILD obviously is only for people who are highly susceptible to hypnosis, although autosuggestion and confident affirmations can aid in achieving lucidity for most people. Try all the techniques and see what works best for you. As RetepNamenots (StonemanPeter? ) and Dice said, there isn't one correct way to go. Keeping a dream journal, analyzing dream signs, and critical state testing (used in conjunction) probably form the best path to success when you are starting out. Welcome to the world of lucid dreaming!

Yes. There are many techniques and many variables to each of those because we all interpret things differently.
It may seem overwhelming.
But check out the Tutorials and read their information for each technique.
You know yourself better than anybody. Chances are you will find one that would best suite you.

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by deathly_hallow

Thanks guys.
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No problem.
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